Shipping container



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SHIPPING CONTAINER j Filed Oct. 3, y19474 l u 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .zel 22gag/4 22 r l 4 f l Dec. 28, 194s.

Filed ocu-3. 1944 F. L. MGGARY I'AL SHIPPING CONTAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Dec. 28, 1948 SHIPPING CONTA-INER- Francis :MeGar-yl andCharlesiE.` McGraw `Hardinsburgt.Kyi-

, Appiicationzoeftter s, 1944-, semaine. 5563970 (ci. ami-4.4i

Our invention*` relatesk such as hogsheads, barrels; casks and the'likeand it' is an' 'object or thesame 4to' provide a structureiof`knockdo'wn character, sucnas can readily beset up in* such a fashionthat its parts Willlfbe securely 'held in place While-yet thehead mayreadilybe-removed for inspection or the like; or` the entire'-`device-can be knocked down, or a section of thebodygea'n be opened forinspection of the contents'from top-"tor bottom, e. g'., asis Anotherobject of'the invention is toprovidel a.' shipping container of suolia-nature thatiit canreadilyJ beA madei up as aL unitarypackage,` withall the'- partsand the contents ti'ed together ina Fig;` 1 isf a planof' ai preferred form'y of: thel deV-ic'eof "our invention;

Fig. 2f, ani elevation` of the same;Y Figi.. 3f; a` perspective of. .afragment' thereof,4

Wilth some oi'theparts separated from thev others.

Fig. 4, an:enlargedftragmentary:plan,`

Fig.. 5l, an enlargedfragmentary perspective.

Fig, 6, a detailed showing of one side of: aflocking.` device; i

Fig. ifapartial' verticali section. ora. modified:

forn'r of"'container;w y

' Fig. ra, e detail: of' a Iinershown in eig. '1;

Fig.' 81, a vifrzaugnientary' top plan yof the device shown in '7;

Fig. `9`, adetailed showing off the ends ofapair' 'ofla'djacentnoopseetions,

Fig; 10',` `anielevation shawl-ngaodifledf'formproviding'aseaiedcontainer, y

Fig. 11'", a' toppl-anof the'same; and f Fig. 12,*a fragmentaryperspective of the head.

In the-` drawings; `reference character 'I0 indicates the hea-tin of ashipping container having' staves Il connected and held in place byupper anciibwer'hoops, `as sual, except 'that the hoops are-formed 'in4sections' l2v`eachprovided'with ears thatl are adapted to beali-n'edforj insertion ofl a pintle or the like; I'na preferred formoftheinvention` the' hoop' sectibns are-*each provided at .one end with anearA F31 and at' the other withy two spaced earsll". Therema'y bea-'hoopsection toshipping containers for each end of each stave but preferablytwo', three 'ori more kstavestare held ati eachl end by the samelioopsections, assho-xrm` in Fig. 12,-alth'ough may .alsoL maire` barrelsections of' pl'w'zvootfr iiberbcarat,` etez, of' such width" that? onlya;l few sections make up-ltherfentire'. container Wall-L For Vconnectingthe hoop sections we may uscibendable wires orrods Hexten-ding4 from endto end ot the barrel; the' rodsbeing threaded at ceac-iiend"througnears` |31, w o'l-E4 a pair oi' sta-ves orl barrel sections andbeing preferably bentabout such ears spo-as `to extend i'nwal-'dL attheir ends-beyond `the-outersurfaces ofsaidears and so to preventaccidentali withdrawal', asshown at IfE in Fig; 3. @bvibusly the rodsmay be Withdrawnrrat" opposite sides-of a stave on a barre1`= section atthe `topt of the container and .fie-stave sectionswung outward to exposethe contents-over the entire length oifthesame. However; 'women-y alsoutiiizef the short staple-like fasteners-such asfsliown at the IeftinFig. 3, 'suclif fasteners preferably `consisting of' wire bent toprovide a double .legu `l'latlone side and a single Y leg portion at theother siderecurved asat |91,

so tha\tf W-lie'n eitlfier leg` ifs` inserted through ears laiand I#thefastener vii-1A just nicely slip intoplacef but 'theI recurvedportion willi effectively" resist-accidentali Withdrawal.

We provide n means for` locking the headl tothe:-

stavesfor sections; so*e as "tof-hold all parts stronglyV togetl-ier;ysuch means lpreferably l consisting of nat:

bars `|28 mounted-lv on the headf 15.01 for radial' movement, asby-means of radial slots engaged by' boitsl'sf, 2U# on the head; Thesebars-havelioek like outer ends, they being preferably shaped?` shown: inFig. Sieengage` the upper portiony of a hoop section above an opening 2landi beingV extendedf `upwa'rdiy beyond saidi hoop portion,-asI-atl-Z'Zin Figs.v 5- and 6i The body of the con-A tainerwili beprovided withia recesses at. Nitoacc'ommodate: the b'ar'lll; Sucht` abarwilll pref-i erabiy be Iocated` amitie/center of a hoop'seetion'. aslshown: in` Fig 22,. for the; best'` effect: inholding: the parts inplace, and preferably this recess willi bewj'fust" Wideenough for easy.'entry of. the: end of a-fbar- |8`, the sifdesoty thefrecess gui'dingthebar into 4the' opening-2li in the hoop. 'The'` bar may however' benarrower-than the recess, asin- Fig. 5i.

To insure against accidental releasey of the barsaiothe`Y innerslotispreferably Lshaped and recurved as shownin FigA so that: the bei:masibe\fswmigfasbout` its: bolty 2lik as: a; pivoti when. in,lookinghpositiorr and them pushed outward into the notch at/w, whereuponthe upward pressure antros of the contents of the barrel willeffectively prevent release of the hook.

When several staves are connected to form a barrel section they will ofcourse be secured t their hoop sections, as by nails 25 or in othersuitable manner. The punch-out portion of the hoop at an opening 23 maybe bent upward to reinforce the part above it, as at 26 in Fig. 4.

In the form of the inventionl shown in Figs. 7 to 9 the body 2l, thehoop 28 and the head 29 may be as in the form rst described, the hooppreferably consisting of two or more sections provided at opposite endswith ears as shown in Figs. 3 and 9, Fig. 9 differing from Fig. 3 onlyin showing the hoops detached from the hogshead, cask or tub, and inthat the connector 3l) is simplified, it being merely a staple-likedevice comprising a wire bent to form a long leg 3| and a short leg 32approaching rather closely at its lower freeend to the long leg 3l toprevent accidental disconnection.

Inthe form shown in Figs. '7 to 9 the radial bars 33 are xed to the head29 and the staves or body sections must be sprung out lto permit thevhead to be applied or removed. These bars are straight and they projectoutward through the slots adjacent the chine of the container andthroughthe hoops 28 as seen in Fig. '7.

-' To stiffen the chine and to secure the parts in place'we may attach aliner 34 in the angle between the head and the chine, this liner beingpreferablyI a wooden ring nailed to the head. Preferably the liner isnotched at 35 to accommodate the bars 33.

In the modied form of Figs. to 12, the parts 2l, 23 and the connectors3l, 32 may be the same as in the form rst described. Instead of usinglocking bars such as those at I8 and 33 in other figures of the drawingswe unite all parts of the container, as well as its contents, into asinglel sealed unit by training a pair of bands 3B of steel or the likethrough openings in the chine `at opposite sides of each head as shownin Figs. 10 and 11, there being preferably two such bands crossing eachother at each end of the hogshead. These bands have their ends connectedby metallic seals at 31, in well-known manner, and they serve eiectivelyto prevent pilfering, as frequently is done by prying up an end of ahogshead, removing part of the contents, andv then replacing the head.Since the bands 36 must be broken before the contents of a hogsheadl canbe tampered with, any tampering becomes-immediately noticeable, and canbe taken care of.

Fig. 12 showsa head 38 provided with a metallic band 39 encircling itand attached thereto as by nails 49. This head may be used with any ofthe forms of the invention shown, and it serves as a means Ato preventtampering and pilfering, either auxiliary to the bands 36 of Figs. 10and 11, or-in place of such means, since'band 39 will also serve toprevent easy opening and replacement of the head.

The `devices of Figs. 10 to 12 are especially desirable for use oncontainers for export, or for very heavy goods such as munition andheavy hardware, by reason of their reinforcement of the container.

Certain features of our invention are useful in other relations, as willbe obvious. Thus the end closures shown herein can very well be used ontubs and boxes of various sorts, particularly where the end bodyportions are apertured to 4 receive radial bars I8 or 33 or heads asshown at 36.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many changes may bemade in the device of our invention as herein disclosed, all withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention; therefore we do not limitourselves to what is shown in the drawings and described in thespecification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

It will be understood that, so far as concerns hogsheads of commercialtype, Fig. i shows the hogshead as bulging at the middle while Fig. 10shows it as straight-sided, as is now more common practice.

Having thus fully decribed our invention, what we claim is:

l. A shipping container comprising a head, a body portion, a hoopsurrounding the head end of the body and having 'openings therethrough,and radially movable bars on said head, said bars being turned up attheir outer ends to provide hooks for engaging parts of said hoop toprevent retraction of said bars, said bars also having longitudinalguide slots spaced lengthwise of said bars, and bolts on said headengaging said slots, the inner one of said slots being L-shaped topermit the bar to be swung laterally so as to be locked againstretraction by the engagement of its bolt in the lateral slot portion.

2. A shipping container comprising a head, a body portion, a hoopsurrounding the head end of the body and having openings therethrough,and radially movable bars on said head, said bars being turned up attheir outer ends to provide hooks for engaging parts of said hoops toprevent retraction of said bars, said bars having longitudinal guideslots spaced lengthwise of the bars,

at least one of the slots having a lateral extension permitting lateralmovement of the bar when in projected position, so that endwise movementof the bar is then inhibited.

3. A shipping container comprising a head, a body portion, radiallyslidable bars on the head engageable in holes in the body whenprojected, and means for holding the bars on the head including boltsextending through Aslots spaced lengthwise of the bars, at least one ofthe slots of a bar having an offset portion permitting the adjacent partof the bar to move laterally into a position such that engagement ofsuch portion with the corresponding bolt prevents retraction of the bar.

4. In a shipping container of the hogshead type, a body comprising aseries of staves, upper and lower heads, hoops surrounding said heads,certain of said staves at opposite sides of the container havingapertures at their ends and there being corresponding apertures in theend hoops, and bands extending about the container longitudinally of thesides and across the heads of the container to surround the same, saidbands each extending through correlated apertures at the ends of a pairof staves at opposite sides of the container.

, 5. A device as in claim 4, wherein a pair of said bands crosseachother at the ends of the container.

6. In a shippingcontainer, a cylindrical body, heads therefor, hoopsabout the ends of the container, said hoops and body having a pluralityof sets of apertures through the hoops and the adjacent part ofthe bodyat opposite ends of the container and at opposite sides of the same soas to permit a band to be trained along the sides of the container andacross its ends so as to surround the container, and a plurality of suchbands passing through alined apertures at each end of the container eachband having its ends united for tying the container and its contentsinto a single unit.

7. A device as in claim 6, said bands being made of metal, and metallicseals connecting the ends of the bands.

FRANCIS L. McGARY. CHARLES E. MoGARY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Barksdale Feb. 28, 1882 Number NumberNumber 15 695,511

